Guardian Angel
BETAA safety pendant designed to look and feel like jewelry — because it only protects someone if it’s actually worn.
Get in touchPoor Choices
Existing products all share the same problems
Uncomfortable and Ugly
Most are bulky and obviously electronic, with a big button on the front. They look and feel like medical equipment.
Frequent Recharging
A pendant sitting on a charger, or misplaced in a drawer, isn’t protecting anyone.
Focused on Falls - Miss On-Floor
Most rely on an accelerometer to recognize the moment of a hard fall. But older people often slide off a chair or out of bed and end up on the floor. Motion patterns alone don’t catch that.
Too Expensive
Many carry monthly fees that add up to more than a thousand dollars a year.
Why I’m Building This
We bought our mother an safety-alerting device. When my mother wouldn’t wear hers, I went looking for something better — and found the same problems everywhere. No one had taken seriously the two things that matter most:
- The dignity of the person wearing it.
- To really protect, the safety device has to be worn all the time.
- It must be comfortable and attractive.
- It must be water-resistant and have a battery life of months, not days.
A gift, not a gadget
I wanted to build something that wasn’t only technology, but carried a feeling of love and protection. Not a surveillance device. Not a way to make money off someone’s data. Technology that spreads good feelings - not bad ones.
Something you give someone you love
That’s where the Guardian Angel idea came from — something a daughter or son gives to an aging parent as a gift of safety and protection.
Days on the floor - The nightmare we all live with
My sister is an ER doctor. She sees what happens when someone has been on the floor for days before they’re found. A device like this isn’t only a safety device for the person wearing it — it’s a feeling of safety and protection for the whole family.
Who Guardian Angel is For
Built for specific people with specific needs.
Living on their own
Someone like my mother — living on her own in a single-floor condo, able to take care of herself, but not always able to get back up if she ends up on the floor.
Worrying from afar
Or someone who lives with their children, but whose children have to work — and who spend their days worrying about the parent at home alone.
What it has to do
Getting all of this into one small, beautiful device is genuinely hard.
Comfortable and attractive
Something a person actually wants to wear, every day.
Easy for a caregiver to maintain
Charging only once every couple of months, not every night.
Automatic protection, no action required
It knows when the wearer is on the floor and can’t get up, without them having to press or do anything.
Never has to be taken off
Including in the shower, where many falls happen.
Affordable
Under $100, with no expensive monthly service.
Highly reliable for on-the-floor situations
The moments that matter most.